Live Program Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Program Number: 23EL-802

Educational Track: Leadership Management
Topic: Blood Donation & Collection, Patient Transfusion
Intended Audience: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Directors, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Immunohematology Reference Labs (IRL’s), Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Scientists, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
Teaching Level: Intermediate

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)
Director/Moderator: Melanie Wooten, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Clinical Science Educator, AU/UGA Medical Partnership, Athens, GA
Speakers:

Susanne Bishop, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CMSBB^CM, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Sciences, Division of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Kathy Kaherl, MLS(ASCP)SBB^CM, Senior Director, IRL, American Red Cross, Durham, NC

Program Description
Medical laboratory professionals are integral to the clinical laboratory, and they are necessary to ensure appropriate patient care is received and optimum donor safety is maintained. Nationally, there is growing interest and discussion on how to recruit, retain, and appropriately advocate for medical laboratory professionals - especially given the current U.S. employment environment. This program will provide perspectives and experiences from leaders at an academic medical center and a national blood center to facilitate discussion on this topic. Ensuring that medical laboratory professionals are provided opportunities for growth and education can aid retention of highly trained staff, as well as enhance workplace satisfaction. In order for appropriate patient care and optimum donor safety to continue to be provided, an adequate workforce of medical laboratory professionals must be maintained and advocacy for future generations of these professionals should be discussed.

Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:

Identify strategies for recruiting individuals into medical laboratory professions, such as medical technicians and medical laboratory scientists.
Discuss educational opportunities that may promote retention of medical laboratory professionals.
Describe potential gaps in advocacy and retention that may be addressed to ensure an adequate workforce is maintained.

How to Claim Continuing Education Credit

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Susanne Bishop MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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